The Elise Ford Allen Academy
Public elementary school, kindergarten to grade 8 · Peoria, Illinois
The Elise Ford Allen Academy in Peoria, Illinois enrolled 642 students in 2024-25 with 41.4 full-time teachers, 15.5 students per teacher against the Illinois elementary-school median of 13.1. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 1% or less of its students tested were proficient in reading in 2021-22 and 1% or less proficient in math in 2022-23 (Illinois: 29.9% and 26.6%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 3% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 3%
624 students in 2022-23, 624 students in 2023-24, 642 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 40.1 to 41.4.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 624 | 40.1 | 15.6 |
| 2023-24 | 624 | 38.5 | 16.2 |
| 2024-25 | 642 | 41.4 | 15.5 |
15.5 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 83 of every 100 Illinois elementary schools
Among the 2,300 Illinois elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 13.1; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
One counselor per 264 students in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection The Elise Ford Allen Academy enrolled 527 students and had 2.0 counselors (full-time equivalent); it reported 133 out-of-school suspensions that year.
- Advanced Placement coursesNone
- Gifted and talented programNo
- Counselors (FTE)2.0, one per 264 of the 527 students enrolled in 2021-22
- Out-of-school suspensions133
- Chronically absent63.5% (2022-23)
Who attends
83.6% of students were Black, 8.3% of two or more races, 3.9% Hispanic in 2024-25.
- Black83.6%
- Two or more races8.3%
- Hispanic3.9%
- White3.7%
- American Indian0.3%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2021-22 and 2022-23
The students tested at The Elise Ford Allen Academy scored proficient or above: 1% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 1% or less in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within Illinois, not across states.
| Subject and year | This school | Its district | Illinois |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reading and language arts, 2021-22 | 1% or less | 13% | 29.9% |
| Math, 2022-23 | 1% or less | not published | 26.6% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2021-22 and 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Peoria
20 public elementary schools in Peoria report 2024-25 enrollment; The Elise Ford Allen Academy is number 3 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln School | 823 | 15.2 | not reported |
| Glen Oak Comm Learning Cntr | 794 | 17.9 | not reported |
| The Elise Ford Allen Academy | 642 | 15.5 | not reported |
| Annie Jo Gordon Comm Lrning Cntr | 542 | 12.6 | not reported |
| Dr Maude A Sanders Primary School | 442 | 15.2 | not reported |
| Ridgeview Elementary School | 433 | 15.9 | not reported |
| Wilder-Waite Grade School | 404 | 17.5 | not reported |
| Hines Primary School | 403 | 14.9 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about The Elise Ford Allen Academy
- Whittier Primary SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.5 miles away: 366 students, 13.6 per teacher (2024-25).0.5 mi
- Franklin Primary SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 1.3 miles away: 332 students, 12.9 per teacher (2024-25).1.3 mi
- Compare The Elise Ford Allen Academy with Whittier Primary SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much Peoria SD 150 spends per student$18,400 per student on current operations in fiscal year 2022-23 (U.S. $16,260), with its revenue sources and teacher pay.$18,400
- The largest public schools in IllinoisThe Elise Ford Allen Academy is the number 196 by size of 2,314 Illinois elementary schools open in 2024-25.#196 of 2,314
- Illinois schools by students per teacher15.5 students per teacher here against the Illinois median of 13.1 for elementary schools.15.5:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about The Elise Ford Allen Academy
How many students attend The Elise Ford Allen Academy?
642 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 624 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Peoria, IL.What is the student-teacher ratio at The Elise Ford Allen Academy?
15.5 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the Illinois median for elementary schools is 13.1. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is The Elise Ford Allen Academy a Title I school?
The Elise Ford Allen Academy ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at The Elise Ford Allen Academy do on state tests?
The students tested at The Elise Ford Allen Academy scored proficient or above: 1% or less in reading in 2021-22 and 1% or less in math in 2022-23, against 29.9% in reading in 2021-22 and 26.6% in math in 2022-23 across Illinois. Illinois's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is The Elise Ford Allen Academy in?
Peoria SD 150, NCES district ID 1731230. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 173123003283 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2021-22 and 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.